.Bob Pockrass.FOX NASCAR Insider.The biggest concern of those defending a playoff location in the NASCAR Cup Set is that a driver that isn't remotely in the mix safes into the playoffs with a distressed victory.Hello, Austin DillonDillon, that was 32nd in the standings getting into Richmond, put himself in the playoffs along with a victory-- albeit a disputable one-- on Sunday, the 23rd ethnicity of the 26-race frequent season.Following Richmond, three ethnicities stay to place the playoff range: Michigan, Daytona and Darlington.The NASCAR playoffs are composed of 16 motorists-- the regular-season champion and afterwards the upcoming 15 vehicle drivers ranked through success along with ties broken by points.With the leading seven vehicle drivers in the status all having at least one success, the regular-season champ most likely will be one of the victors. Thirteen drivers have succeeded this year, suggesting as much as three locations may be on call on aspects. Therefore that remains in, that's on the bubble and also who goes to win-at-all-costs? Those 13 vehicle drivers along with success who reside in: Kyle Larson, Denny Hamlin, William Byron, Christopher Bell, Ryan Blaney, Chase Elliott, Tyler Reddick, Brad Keselowski, Alex Bowman, Joey Logano, Daniel Suarez, Austin Cindric as well as Austin Dillon.The blister altered considerably with Dillon's triumph as today just simply three places-- certainly not four as prior to the Richmond competition-- may be readily available to winless motorists. Each Chris Buescher and Ross Chastain fell under the cutline while Bubba Wallace transferred to the silver lining of being among the three winless motorists along with one of the most points.Joey Logano goes over Austin Dillon's overtime move to succeed the 400 So let's specify: There are five winless drivers that would be actually fighting for the existing 3 spots offered exclusively on points.Martin Truex Jr. possesses a 78-point edge on the cutline (presently Buescher as well as Chastain), along with 60 aspects on Ty Gibbs, who is 15 aspects above Wallace. Buescher and also Chastain, incorporated the status, are 3 aspects responsible for Wallace.In various other terms, it is actually heading to be actually a battle to the finish.Buescher won at Michigan and Daytona in 2014, yet those also are locations where Wallace typically has actually operated effectively. Gibbs still finds his 1st profession Cup succeed. Chastain is actually the chauffeur with the absolute most current experience in playoff pressure scenarios, where he typically has actually verified he may make things happen.There are 16 various other playoff-eligible motorists that virtually face must-win conditions: Pursuit Briscoe, Kyle Busch, Todd Gilliland, Josh Berry, Michael McDowell, Carson Hocevar, Noah Gragson, Ricky Stenhouse Jr., Erik Jones, Ryan Preece, Daniel Hemric, Justin Haley, Corey LaJoie, John Hunter Nemechek, Harrison Burton and Zane Smith.Bob Pockrass covers NASCAR for FOX Sporting Activities. He has actually devoted decades covering motorsports, featuring over 30 Daytona 500s, with stints at ESPN, Sporting Headlines, NASCAR Setting magazine and The (Daytona Seashore) News-Journal. Observe him on Twitter @bobpockrass. Acquire even more coming from NASCAR Mug Series Follow your faves to get details about video games, updates and also even more.